The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-28
Oh pRESDEN.

task Of Knocking np the gnaried meaguisa
roote. ana with q long breHth ct satiafactiun
ard the air Of o uunnnisseur viewed tina pink
einted hesp beside linn. Railing ea his DE-
ilapidatad hist, he allowed The cool morning
breeze % play among the somewhat rngsed
| laolB which hung over his torenesd 3he
sun, like great crimson ball, hung sleeinlf
above the Eastern horizon oHatinE tei1tt
| GLOW upon tile turTetad faeanf The Fiofiiias.
end gliding the distant peahe Of the Tres
Iiermnlns, standing IN ulOae-linlsed embrace,
like allied santinels guarding the MeSinan
| frontier. jim the long, level space which
strotched between the mountains, borne aiqft
on che curling fingers Of the morning mist,
appeared phantom City ito caatallatna
ibeialtsnnd stately dnines rearipg themselves
a. III in prophecy Of the years 70 come when
n nuble pivii1RtiansHhnll redeem atie barren
Iuesas Of the Southern territories and rhise
itH monuments OF RIt ana nHOlllteebifB allll
| the arid plains.
denis ear.
voice. low and sweet, with trRipniQf pain.
7ft0one now, Helen, dont be baby. asnrs
Three weeks will fly by IN no TIME. and VINO
knows how rich strike may make"
i,But j don't want it, meet Fall, john 2
Old Dresden addressed himself 70 fhe woacl-
pile with redoubled energy. IA lying knpt 81
inesutiite struck his nand. The sting q the
MUunu EBlEEhNGil AAAlAlg aAAtA . AAAsAA ~ .A-
heard the door Of the cottage slam, while the
elii.k of q hurRgiB h0of sounded IN the Era-
velly Eoil. Az he watched horse ana rider
disappear q length " M 3, aFee, a, q w
resemble huge beast Of prey cuHehed Tor o
sprinR upon Nsppev, something 7sefy like
hot German oath rolled like stuffed thunder
IA teilfal 81 q fellow. . he murmured more
calmly under breath on instant later, alcent-
ing the qualification with stout blows 81 the
Ak on on obstinate root, winch had ~ metly
eontortions a. q dying serpent a tsutel
of q fellow. Leaf a little Irau like dnt alone
town to Mexico TO tiR COLT in mittel do Wlu-
der. 1t might be FERRY Jgoot for him, he
added meditatively, leaning upon HE nS-
helve, his face screwed into quaint grim
ace, as old Ju should take off his scalp for
hini-but de little frau.n
With sudden indraWtpg q ms shoulder
and an accompanying dIqop Of the corners
of his mouth, he seemed to protest against
his own harsh Judgment, as no renewed the
combat With the obstinate fuel
Old Dresden was NOT he only one who tlis-
approved Of John Meredith's journey through
| the wild Sierra MndFe ct that season OF the
year, when storms were frequent IN the
mountains and Apqehes akllllting " the val i
ieyB and passes, Hispartneri David howeili
had entered o vigorous protest, bltt to no
eyail John Meredith had the pugnacity Of
determination peculiar to men Of, genius
From early boyhpod his career had been sig
nalized by a series of daring and headatrpnR
exploits, and When aB Q browning teat, he
had captured pretty Helen Gresham by an
audaoiouA move, If David RoWell folt any
syreness Of heart over her continuation ha
ohdked it bravelE down and herhured no hits
| terness in his honest heart.
"A week after her husbantl'g departure. Mrs.
Meredith received Gor8Y1l from Nleatila,
where he had expected 10 meet friend,
written lust as they were taking the trad.
And don't be worried, my DEAR be wrote,
and three weeks will soon Be up. But you
must count ltom the date Of our departure.n
She dried her eyes and counted the days
from the 10th Of February.
On the LIST Of March q warm wind swept
over the southern table-lAndR. Under fta
breath tile snow upon the mountain peaks
Vanished as If BY magic, and the dry bed Of
the Miembres became the course Of d surg.
plunge into the waters Of the gulf ghe
feFn-lilz foliage Of tile mesquite commented
to cautiously unfold and the giid yerhona
and lupine made tiny patches Of purple and
magenta over the sterile Wastee.
90 the sd Of March Helen Meredith rose
with tTemulous eeEerneas ut dawn, The
| morning was calm and still, lint peculiar
obscuEity about the horizon preeaged The ADJ
/ pearance OF the New Mexican siroeco sta
/ toned at o bull s-eyg window In the attic
| With q tield-glasR ~ her bend, the Young wife
| kept her eyes steadily fiEedon The vii ding,
l silVeFy ribbon, sttenuatgd 10 thread IA tile
4 distance, which marked the line of travel
1 pursued by paBger8 70 and frO over tho desi-
rewarded 6er ylgilence: then long ana
| blurred mass developed into train on hay
| wagons, each drawn by Q score Of stout.
hfpbed oxen and atlendsd ~ depgiatiqp q
/ half-clethed !swarthy MexicanR. An honr
4 passed, and the rough wagon 0f Texan
! fancher appeared, the horses strolling leis-
| nrely along, while man and wife, perehod on
the hlgh drivers seat. smoked their clay
Absorbed in her anxious watch, little Ma.
4 Alerediih had not observed that tie wind had
1 Isiid ~ - 80 s5d * ,s,ssy,e IVY y,,,
| from view beneath dun cniprRd cloud,
4 which, as itdFsW near efieGtnRtlg bopcealed
/ every trace Of the c0ttages across the street,
4 end swallowed up the form OF 8 paA4erfby %
4 her own sidewalk. ShredHof cloth, bis Of
4 pasteboaTd, and great sheets Of psper were
t1CAughtup BY the wind along with tlg clouds
Of dust and gravel, and borne pnwsrd IN Itf
mad flight, Ina lower latitude the greAt
4 Velocity OF the gind, cQupled gith the ierce
/ of o Weightler atmosphere, would nave given
\ the storm the force ~ g cyclone. Az ~ was,
4 itwQnd do little mischief beyond arOpsina
4 tho tempers of mankind and uprOotipg sun
I dry outhouses built upon Insecure foHnda-
4 tons. MIS- Meredith, with eooinees and
4 patience born Of eKpeTlenee, bore this aRsalIlt
j pponher dOnliGile WI thc charming ca laninlfby.
1 Moving about the house, she proceeded X
! collect q nnmberqf long and slender sand
1 bags, Indispensable Adiunetsto tiie tidy .Neyg.
Il MEXICAN housewife, and 10 Arrange them ii
Il their accustomed places over door and win,
/ dow Rills. thus Bghting The intrusive elenieni
! on the homeopathic principle.
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